Wine list: This week's picks

October 23, 2013, 11:30PM

10/23/2013

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Press Democrat wine writer Peg Melnik scopes out wine lists around the North Bay, looking for good value and the occasional splurge. This week's picks (prices are retail; restaurant markup varies):

<strong>Carmenet, 2012 California Chardonnay,</strong> 12.5 percent alcohol, $12. A value chardonnay that has notes of pear, melon and toast. It's not a highbrow chardonnay by any means, but it's well integrated with appealing flavors.

Press Democrat wine writer Peg Melnik scopes out wine lists around the North Bay, looking for good value and the occasional splurge. This week's picks (prices are retail; restaurant markup varies):

<strong>Carmenet, 2012 California Chardonnay,</strong> 12.5 percent alcohol, $12. A value chardonnay that has notes of pear, melon and toast. It's not a highbrow chardonnay by any means, but it's well integrated with appealing flavors.